Five people have died after a helicopter crashed in rural Victoria, in one of the state's worst civil aviation disasters in decades
Source:Five people have died after a helicopter crashed in rural Victoria, in one of the state's worst civil aviation disasters in decades.Police confirmed four passengers and the pilot died at the scene after crashing at Mount Disappointment on Thursday morning.
The helicopter was one of two that left the Melbourne CBD, flying in convoy over Mt Disappointment on its way to Ulupna near the Victorian/NSW border. SES Personnel and Victorian Police officers are seen at a road block near the command post at Blair's Hut at Mount Disappointment in Victoria, Thursday, March 31, 2022.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is also investigating and sending a team to the site from its Canberra and Melbourne offices with expertise in helicopter operations and maintenance, and aerospace engineering.
The ATSB will also analyse any recorded data and conduct interviews with those who have knowledge of the flight.The operator of the helicopters, Microflite, said the company would co-operate with an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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